By Capt. Mike Manning Fish have tails and some species use them to swim south to warmer waters as winter approaches. One of my favorites is cobia, and in the coming days I’ll be working them as they make their annual migration through our local waters of Boca Grande. Cobia fishing is a blast,… Continue Reading

There has been a lot of talk on social media and the internet about the red tide in southwest Florida. Yes we have had a long lasting episode of red tide this year, but its the end of fishing. The fishing has been off the chain with some of the best tarpon fishing of the… Continue Reading

The holidays will soon be behind us, and we’ll be looking at a new year and more important, the 2018 tarpon season. We jumped an amazing 683 tarpon in Boca Grande in 2017, our best year ever. We’re shooting for more than 700 this season. The key to hitting that magic number is fishing the… Continue Reading

It’s been a phenomenal week in Boca Grande. We’ve been slamming the tarpon on the beach, in the big pass and on the hill. In a three-day span we jumped 43 fish, with one extraordinary day Wednesday when we jumped 21 silver kings. All of the action has been on live crabs. We’re keeping the… Continue Reading

Now there are two types of people in this world: those who know what tarpon are, and those who don’t. If you’re an avid fisherman and you’ve ever lived near or visited somewhere near the ocean then you’ll likely know that tarpon are ocean-going fish measuring between 4 to 8 feet long and weighing 80… Continue Reading

Well, we’re slamming the tarpon on the beaches, up on the Harbor and in the sound now that scores of sharks have chased the tarpon out of the big pass. It’s all part of the fishery, but that’s OK. When the tarpon move, we move with them and the bite is on. Remarkably, I still… Continue Reading

There are lots of secrets that go into a successful tarpon fishing trip, but none top timing, and the time is now. It’s not even mid April and there already are thousands of tarpon in Boca Grand Pass, and they are hungry. We landed four of eight today, the largest going a whopping 180 pounds.… Continue Reading

Rolling tarpon ahead, and now it’s all about the stalk. It’s the start of the 2017 tarpon season and this morning I’m working the quiet backcountry of Charlotte Harbor, where tarpon have congregated in April for as long as anyone can remember. It’s this brand of tarpon fishing that offers some of the greatest challenge… Continue Reading

Boca Grande, Florida, is THE place to go when you want to catch tarpon. Action Fishing Adventures has built a highly reputable business helping many people experience the thrill of catching tarpon in Florida’s coastal waters. Tarpon are primarily known to stick near the shore in places like salt marshes, passes, beaches and grass flats.… Continue Reading